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Species Stigmodera gratiosa Chevrolat, 1843

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: [ASTERACEAE] Giant Yellow Everlasting; Eucalyptus spp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Trees; Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees; Agonis spp. [MYRTACEAE]; Hakea spp. [PROTEACEAE]; Melaleuca spp. [MYRTACEAE]), volant.

Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Peppermint; Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees; Melaleuca spp. [MYRTACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

McMillan (1952) reported adults from Leptospermum and some species of Hakea, and Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) cited that the larvae breed in Melaleuca and Leptospermum.

Associated Flora References

Bellamy, C.L. 2002. Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. In Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.5. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. XII 491 +4 colour pls [311] (Agonis spp.)

Golding, M.R. 2006. A pictorial field guide to the beetles of Australia. Joondalup, Western Australia : Ocean Publishing Part 1: Stigmoderini pp. 50. [3] (Agonis spp.)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [52, plate 60] (Agonis spp.)

Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [244] (Agonis spp.)

McMillan, R.P. 1952. Western Australian Stigmodera. Western Australian Naturalist 3(7): 145-147 [146] (Agonis spp.)

Tillyard, R.J. 1926. The Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Angus and Robertson xi 560 pp. 44 pls. [217] (Agonis spp.)

 

General References

Carter, H.J. 1929. A check list of the Australian Buprestidae. With tables and keys to sub-families, tribes, and genera (by A. Théry). The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265-304 [Date published 24 Mar 1929] [289]

Gardner, J.A. 1988. Chromosome numbers and karyotypes of some Australian Stigmoderini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112(4): 163-167 [164] (chromosome number)

Gardner, J.A. 1989. Revision of the genera of the tribe Stigmoderini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with a discussion of phylogenetic relationships. Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 291-361 [337]

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [52] (Plate 60 [colour])

Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [244] (larval food plant)

Masters, G. 1886. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Part III. Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 21-126 [87] (2835)

McMillan, R.P. 1952. Western Australian Stigmodera. Western Australian Naturalist 3(7): 145-147 [146] (adult and larval hosts)

Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [708]

Saunders, E. 1868. A revision of the Australian Buprestidae described by the Rev. F. W. Hope. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 16: 1-67 [Date published April 1868] [25]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
03-Oct-2024 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
10-Sep-2024 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 10-Sep-2024 MOVED
16-Jun-2022 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
04-Aug-2021 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
24-Dec-2020 BUPRESTOIDEA 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020 POLYPHAGA 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Max Beatson
05-Mar-2019 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
05-Mar-2019 Buprestinae Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
05-Mar-2019 Buprestinae Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
28-Jan-2014 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED